l15e1


Motif

Name_eng: 
The sword thrown into a lake
Description: 

A powerful person tells his son, warrior or people depend on him to throw his blade (sword or sabre) into a sea or lake. The one to whom it was entrusted does not fulfil the order but declares that the blade was thrown into the water. The powerful person asks what happened when the blade had fallen and hears in response that there were no supernatural phenomena. He understands that his order has not been fulfilled and demands to do it. This time or after the situation was repeated the blade is really thrown into the sea / lake. The powerful person dies / moves into another world

Name_rus: 
Меч, брошенный в озеро
Description_rus: 
Могущественный персонаж поручает своему сыну, воину или подвластным людям выбросить в море или озеро принадлежащий ему клинок (меч или саблю). Тот, кому это поручено, заявляет, что клинок якобы выброшен. Обман раскрывается, когда могущественный персонаж спрашивает о том, что происходило при падении клинка в воду, и слышит в ответ, что никаких сверхъестественных явлений при этом не было. Он требует выполнить данное им поручение. На этот или следующий раз клинок оказывается выброшенным; его владелец умирает / отправляется в иной мир. Ср. мотив L15E «Жизнь героя в мече»
Motif type: 
Adventures and tricks
Motif group: 
10 Adventures
Motif analysis result: 
1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.
Motif analysis result tradition count all: 
7

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
3.3.3.2French (northern France)
3.3.4.4England
4.1.2.1Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.1.2.4Rusyns, Hutsuls
5.1.4.2Ossetians
5.1.6.1Ingush
5.2.2.1Armenians

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: l15e2 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 8 Weight: 875
Motif: n12 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: b69b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: h55a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: c33b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: k167b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: m168b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: l85d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: k77b3 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: k9a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: k33c5 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: i68a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 10 Weight: 300
Motif: k56a4d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: i25d Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 14 Weight: 286
Motif: f14 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 11 Weight: 273
Motif: k35a5 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 8 Weight: 250
Motif: c36 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 8 Weight: 250
Motif: h54a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 8 Weight: 250
Motif: c33 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 16 Weight: 250